The Commonwealth Teacher Recruitment Protocol (CTRP), adopted by Commonwealth member states in 2004, "aims to balance the rights of teachers to migrate internationally, on a temporary or permanent basis, against the need to protect the integrity of national education systems, and to prevent the exploitation of the scarce human resources of poorer…

Reviews a recent case that exhibits the mistakes that can be made when teachers, school boards, and administrators fail to understand that teacher tenure is not a guarantee of employment but does guarantee that procedural and statutory protections will apply in any termination process. (PGD)

Reviews the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142) to assist teachers in understanding their rights and obligations regarding handicapped students. (JOW)

Describes how the University of Arkansas has shown how fast an institution can get off the censure list of the American Association of University Professors. (EV)

St. Bonaventure University fired a tenured professor accused of mistreating athletes and others, but faculty members see it as a flouting of normal procedures by the president. (EV)

MySpace and Facebook are innovative digital communication tools that surpass traditional means of social interaction. However, in some instances in which educators have used these tools, public reactions to them have resulted in sanctions. With the notion that traditional ideas of privacy and teacher conduct are not yet defined in online worlds,…

A teacher describes the four-year bureaucratic maze she went through to rectify a problem with the lack of proper toilet paper dispensers in the women teachers' bathroom of a brand new school. (MD)

Explores tests for determining teachers' free-speech rights established in two Supreme Court decisions: "Pickering" and "Connick." Analysis includes discussion of confusion between teacher's status as a citizen and that of an employee. Concludes that courts should use the balancing principle in "Pickering" to…

This paper is concerned with the "common core" of world Englishes. This is defined as the set of features and characteristics which all varieties have in common. It is also concerned with the "periphery", that is, those features which are unique to individual varieties, and are not shared with any other variety. The study is based on comparisons…

This article presents a discussion of the development of Jeongyojo or the Korean Teachers and Educational Workers Union from its emergence as a social movement in the late 1980s to its current status and prominent campaigns. The article identifies certain aspects of South Korean history and culture that have shaped the distinctive identity of this…

Recounts experiences and observations of an elementary school teacher turned principal who is committed to the idea of teachers participating in decision making. Describes the author's effort to adjust her perspective while making the transition from teacher to principal without losing sight of a teacher's special needs. (KH)

Reviews rationale for firing incompetent teachers and obstacles to dismissal. Citing 13 specific court decisions, discusses subcategories of successful dismissal cases involving insubordination and neglect of duty, unprofessional behavior, immorality, and inferior classroom performance. Mentions dismissal cases that foundered due to First…

Summarizes some of 2001's more interesting and important court cases regarding employment discrimination in higher education, commenting on their effects on case law. (EV)

A federal district court reinstated a competent volleyball coach when her Utah district reassigned her after discovering her gayness. The case seems a clear-cut lesson for school officials. Closer examination reveals the line drawn (between private behavior and public expression) that administrators and judges face when addressing homosexuality.…

Describes facts and law leading to Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision to remand for trial a middle-school teacher's claim that suburban Philadelphia school district retaliated against her for advocating the raising of multicultural awareness, thus violating her First Amendment rights of free speech. Discusses implications for teachers and…